NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Limburgerhof, Germany, 2014/02/21 - BASF will increase the prices for all Polyamide 6 base polymer grades and the Polyamide Intermediates Caprolactam and Adipic Acid in Europe by €110 per metric ton for each product, with immediate effect or as soon as existing contracts allow - BASF.com. Frankfurt (BAS)

The price increase is necessary due to the steep raw material price increases in the last months.

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